Observation of the spin-Seebeck effect in a ferromagnetic semiconductor

Nature Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 898-903

  Jaworski, C M ^a   Yang, J ^a   MacK, S ^b   Awschalom, D D ^b   Heremans, J P ^a,c   Myers, R C ^a,c  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; NICKEL ALLOYS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEEBECK EFFECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPIN POLARIZATION;

ELECTROSTATIC BARRIERS; FERROMAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTOR; INFORMATION TRANSFERS; MAGNETIC PHASE TRANSITIONS; MAGNETIZATION DIRECTION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SPIN-DIFFUSION LENGTH; THERMALLY DRIVEN;

TRANSISTORS;

EID: 77958478977     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2860     Document Type: Article

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